2022 LAUSD Elections

List Of Potential School Board Candidates Set

17 people have signed up with the Los Angeles City Clerk to collect signatures. Those who complete the task will appear on the June 7 ballot.

“Every election is determined by the people who show up.”

- Larry J. Sabato

Prior to the 2020 election cycle, the pro-public education block of LAUSD School Board members held a four to three majority on the board. With all four of these seats the only ones that were before the voters, the pro-public school forces had to perform perfectly in the election. While the three incumbents all won, Tanya Ortiz-Franklin’s win in the open Board District 7 election gave board members loyal to the California Charter School Association (CCSA) a majority.

In this year’s elections, the scenario is completely opposite. All three seats before the voters are held by pro-charter school board representatives. A loss of just one seat will change the balance of power on the board.

Up until this week, we knew which potential candidates had registered with the Ethics Commission so that they could raise money for a campaign. When the filing window opened last Tuesday, anyone seeking to have their name on the ballot had to declare their intention with the Office of the City Clerk’s Election Division. That window has now closed and we now know who will be gathering the required signatures so that they can officially enter the race:

Board District 2:

The boundaries of LAUSD Board District 2 are newly redrawn to accompany the heavily gerrymandered Board District 5. In fact, it is surrounded in three directions by its neighbor. It is also an open seat as Monica Garcia, who is the LAUSD’s longest-serving current board member, is prevented by term limits from seeking reelection. The field of eight looking to replace her includes Jackie Goldberg’s Education Policy Advisor, a former member of convicted felon Ref…